Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs	$ (203,930,000)	$ (183,416,000)
Total debt carrying value	7,096,070,000	5,816,584,000
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Total long-term debt	7,096,070,000	5,816,584,000
Unsecured Debt \| Point Seven Five Percent Senior Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued, amount	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Debt instrument, stated rate (as a percent)	0.75%
Debt issued as a percent of par value (as a percent)	99.322%
Unsecured Debt \| One Point Two Zero Percent Senior Notes Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued, amount	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Debt instrument, stated rate (as a percent)	1.20%
Debt issued as a percent of par value (as a percent)	98.875%
Unsecured Debt \| One Point Seven Five Percent Senior Notes Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued, amount	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Debt instrument, stated rate (as a percent)	1.75%
Debt issued as a percent of par value (as a percent)	98.284%
Unsecured Debt \| Two Point Two Zero Percent Senior Notes Due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued, amount	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Debt instrument, stated rate (as a percent)	2.20%
Debt issued as a percent of par value (as a percent)	97.76%
Unsecured Debt \| Two Point One Five percent Senior Notes Due 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued, amount	$ 600,000,000	0
Debt instrument, stated rate (as a percent)	2.15%
Debt issued as a percent of par value (as a percent)	98.263%
Unsecured Debt \| Three Point Three Zero Percent Senior Notes Due 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued, amount	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Debt instrument, stated rate (as a percent)	3.30%
Debt issued as a percent of par value (as a percent)	95.556%
Unsecured Debt \| Three Point Five Five Percent Senior Notes Due 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued, amount	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Debt instrument, stated rate (as a percent)	3.55%
Debt issued as a percent of par value (as a percent)	95.306%
Unsecured Debt \| Three Point Three Five Percent Senior Notes Due 2051
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued, amount	$ 700,000,000	$ 0
Debt instrument, stated rate (as a percent)	3.35%
Debt issued as a percent of par value (as a percent)	97.565%

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